FastPass+ Basic Info, Attraction List, and Suggested Priorities--Part I

[juliebug1997]

You can make them all at once, Jennasis.

 

[mesaboy2]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but do you have to make FP+ reservations each morning as each day of your trip becomes 60 days out or can you make reservations for your entire trip when day 1 of your trip reaches 60 days out?

The former seems like a lot of work but the latter is patently unfair (much like 180+10 for ADRs).

You can make them all at once, Jennasis.

 

[Jennasis]

Thanks gang. That's what I thought. Seems unfair, but it is what it is.

 

[juliebug1997]

Thanks gang. That's what I thought. Seems unfair, but it is what it is.

Maybe, but it is Disney tradition that, if you are staying on site, you can make all (or almost all) of your ADRs on the first day you can make ADRs. I do think that off site people can make all theirs at their 30 mark, unlike how they get to make ADRs.

 

[Jennasis]

Maybe, but it is Disney tradition that, if you are staying on site, you can make all (or almost all) of your ADRs on the first day you can make ADRs. I do think that off site people can make all theirs at their 30 mark, unlike how they get to make ADRs.

We are staying on site (we own DVC) and its still unfair. People who check in days before us can swoop in and take FP reservations before we even have a shot...just like ADR reservations.

 

[ckelly14]

We are staying on site (we own DVC) and its still unfair. People who check in days before us can swoop in and take FP reservations before we even have a shot...just like ADR reservations.

I guess the same could be said of you by those arriving a few days after....

 

[Jennasis]

I guess the same could be said of you by those arriving a few days after....

Absolutely!

Make it a rolling 60 /30...everyone has to reserve passes 60 days from that day only.

 

[mom2travel]

We are staying on site (we own DVC) and its still unfair. People who check in days before us can swoop in and take FP reservations before we even have a shot...just like ADR reservations.

I don't necessarily disagree, just accepted long ago about ADRs that we get what we get. Trying to look at FP bookings the same way. FWIW, our FP+ window opened up today for a check-in on July 4th and I was able to book everything I wanted for 4 ppl, for each of the 5 days of our trip at the times we were hoping to get, including A&E and 7DMT

 

[ckelly14]

Absolutely!

Make it a rolling 60 /30...everyone has to reserve passes 60 days from that day only.

I guess I'd rather have it the way it is. I just try to schedule the most important thing later in the week. For example, I had no problems scheduling BOG dinner at 60+5 but I'm sure this would be very difficulty to do if it was open to everyone at the same time. I do consider this a onsite "perk". The way that you are describing doesn't appeal to the capitalist in me...

 

[Jennasis]

I guess I'd rather have it the way it is. I just try to schedule the most important thing later in the week. For example, I had no problems scheduling BOG dinner at 60+5 but I'm sure this would be very difficulty to do if it was open to everyone at the same time. I do consider this a onsite "perk". The way that you are describing doesn't appeal to the capitalist in me...

As I said, we ARE staying onsite and it still has the potential to be unfair. But as I also said, it is what it is and we'll make do just like We do for ADR's. I'm not scheduling important things later in the trip. We are already locked in to certain parks on certain days thanks to ADR ressies.

 

[jcarwash]

I booked a FP+ for Buzz and Splash at MK on May 11th. The 3rd option they gave was the Little Mermaid ride. I originally cancelled that one and it shows that's it's cancelled on the FP+ page but on "My Reservations" under FP selections it's still there. I then decided I DID want that ride for FP and picked a new time, so on that page it says I have 2 FP selections for Little Mermaid (and they're overlapping times) and of course on the FP+ page it's back to the 3. I just want one time for Little Mermaid and most importantly for it to say the same picks on all the pages. It's quite confusing! Hope this is making sense and someone can help me.

This sounds like a "ghost" FP+ that appears listed on some pages but not all. The one you can no longer modify is the ghost FP+ -- it's annoying, but it doesn't exist. The one you can further modify is the real one.

 

[aRLISS19336]

I have a fast pass for SDMT on May 29th but I want to let my Niece use it instead of me. Can I let her use my Fast-pass/MagicBand or Not? Any one have an answer?

 

[PAL_1]

My Swan resort reservation booked online is 70 days out. Last night, I linked our convention Parkhoppers purchased online fron Disney. MDE indicates I can make FP+ reservations 30 days out from today - as if I were staying offsite right now.

Will my FP+ window automatically expand to 60 days out as my resort stay approaches, or should I expect I'll have to work the phones to get it fixed? Getting my Swan reservation into MDE took hours of call center roulette before I found a cast member up to date on FP+ and it's addition to S&D. Thanks!

 

[Itinkso]

I have a fast pass for SDMT on May 29th but I want to let my Niece use it instead of me. Can I let her use my Fast-pass/MagicBand or Not? Any one have an answer?

Yes, she can use your MagicBand.

 

[Itinkso]

My Swan resort reservation booked online is 70 days out. Last night, I linked our convention Parkhoppers purchased online fron Disney. MDE indicates I can make FP+ reservations 30 days out from today - as if I were staying offsite right now. Will my FP+ window automatically expand to 60 days out as my resort stay approaches, or should I expect I'll have to work the phones to get it fixed? Getting my Swan reservation into MDE took hours of call center roulette before I found a cast member up to date on FP+ and it's addition to S&D. Thanks!

The 60 days open when you are exactly 60 days from your resort reservation. There is no reason to call. Anyone with tickets linked show the 30 day availability.

 

[PAL_1]

The 60 days open when you are exactly 60 days from your resort reservation. There is no reason to call. Anyone with tickets linked show the 30 day availability.

Thank-you! That's good news.

 

[bangzoom6877]

I still have a little over two weeks until my FP+ window opens, but wanted to get also some opinions on my tentative plans. It will be me, DH, DS9 and DS7 on this trip. We check in July 20th and check out July 30th from BWV. In the past I've found it very easy to plan WDW trips, but despite everything I've read, I feel like sometimes I have no clue what I'm doing with FP+. We arrive at rope drop, take afternoon breaks, and we only return in the evening if we have a dinner ADR, and to see nighttime entertainment once per park. We are not visiting AK.

On arrival day, we will spend the afternoon at Epcot, starting by snacking around the WS for lunch and shopping, exploring, and then moving to Future World later in the afternoon, and dinner at Garden Grill. Our FP+ plans so far:

7/20/14: Soarin' 3:45; Living with the Land 4:45; Journey into Imagination with Figment 7:00

7/21/14 (DHS): Star Tours 9:15am (after signing up for Jedi Training Academy at rope drop); Toy Story Mania 10:15am; need advice for a third one (no ToT for our group)

7/22/14 (Epcot EMH morning): Turtle Talk 9:00am; Soarin' 10:00am; spaceship Earth 11:00am

7/24/14 (MK EMH morning): Splash Mountain 9:15am; 7 Dwarfs Mine Train 10:15am; Under the Sea 11:15am

7/26/14 (DHS EMH morning): Toy Story Mania 9:15am; Indiana Jones 12:30pm; Lights, Motors, Action 4:30pm (have Fantasmic dinner booked for 5:45 pm, plus taking afternoon break...returning to DHS in time for the 4:30 FP+)

7/28/14 (Epcot): Soarin' (9:30am); Turtle Talk 11:15am; Illuminations 9pm

7/29/14 (MK): Space Mountain 10:15am; Peter Pan 11:15 am; Electrical Parade 9pm

So that's it...we have 7 days at WDW parks. We are not park hopping, we always do just one park per day. How does the tentative plan look?

After finding out that you can't book FP+ during EMH, I updated my FP+ plans above...so the list above is what I'm currently planning for us to do. Again, I have some time before I have to do this...our window opens May 21st.

Any thoughts on the plans written in the above quote?

 

[Itinkso]

After finding out that you can't book FP+ during EMH, I updated my FP+ plans above...so the list above is what I'm currently planning for us to do. Again, I have some time before I have to do this...our window opens May 21st. Any thoughts on the plans written in the above quote?

For your DHS day, choose ToT as your third choice immediately after TSMM. As soon as you ride TSMM, move up ToT for immediate usage and let it expire. As soon as it expires, see if you can get TSMM, Star Tours or RnRC as your 4th Fp+ as you can choose a repeat.

 

[bangzoom6877]

For your DHS day, choose ToT as your third choice immediately after TSMM. As soon as you ride TSMM, move up ToT for immediate usage and let it expire. As soon as it expires, see if you can get TSMM, Star Tours or RnRC as your 4th Fp+ as you can choose a repeat.

What do you mean move it up for immediate usage? You could make your FP+ times earlier if you've done the ride from the FP+ before already?

So, theoretically I could schedule TSMM for 10:15, ToT for 11:15, ride TSMM at 10:15, finish and move up the ToT time to 10:45, let it expire and then go to a kiosk and book another FP+ for a Tier 1? And possible ride TSMM again or have DS and DH ride RNRC?

 

[Itinkso]

What do you mean move it up for immediate usage? You could make your FP+ times earlier if you've done the ride from the FP+ before already? So, theoretically I could schedule TSMM for 10:15, ToT for 11:15, ride TSMM at 10:15, finish and move up the ToT time to 10:45, let it expire and then go to a kiosk and book another FP+ for a Tier 1? And possible ride TSMM again or have DS and DH ride RNRC?

Yes. As soon as you use a Fp+, you can rearrange the times for the following Fp+. It's been reported that for your 4th Fp, tiers and repeats don't matter. When we changed times, we found it easier to have the iPad CM make the change for our whole group. I would nicely ask the CM to switch our Fp+ to "right now" and the CM was able to do it every time we asked.